Hello Chris,
Yes, I read that same article and want to point out that the author of the piece made it very clear that he did not include any wireless Bluetooth headsets in his review, not just Airpods.
Mark
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 8:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
I read an article on the Wirecutter having to do with reviewing different headphones and the other day and airpods were not on the reviewer's list of top choices. They went over how ultimately, it depends on the activity you're doing. If working out, then maybe this set or if you want to make/receive business ccalls, that headset, actual music listening, then the other. This person in particular said they cycled through seven different headphones for all sorts of scenarios.
Their summary of the airpods and why they chose to use other headphones is that the airpods basically don't feel like a fully baked product yet. That's more or less the feeling I get from everything I've read about them and why I haven't taken the plunge and bought them.
I have multiple headphones that I switch out. Voyager Edge for making and receiving calls as I find it to be the most complete earpiece. Especially for noise canceling sinceI use it for business. Some wired bos sport earbuds for car travel or longer listening, Trekz bone conduction headphones for when I want to give my ears a rest and do some leasurely audiobook or podcast listening or while working out and bluetooth Photive over the ear headphones thatalso have a 3.5 cable option for good music listening as I find them good to block out other noises.
I know lots of people don't have the budget to buy all sorts of headphones, but airpods also cost a pretty penny. I just dont' see right now where airpodswoudl really fit in my listening needs or what of I already have they would actually replace. That or god forbid, you lose one and have to shell out some cash to get a replacement airpod.
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 7:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
I agree with respect to comfort and sound quality, but until they add a volume control they aren't getting my money. Also, Mark, what about the apparently terrible switching or not switching if you have an iPhone and an Apple Watch? My Voyager Edge also pauses playback when I take it out of my ear and when paired to my iPhone and Apple Watch it does seamlessly switch, if I listen to a book and my Apple Watch plays an alert or I press the crown to hear the time it instantly can be heard on my Voyager Edge and afterwards it almost instantly switches back to the iPhone audio. From all I heard this does not work nearly that well with Airpods when of course it should work at least as good or even better. Also, if the Voyager Edge and many other bluetooth earpieces support answering a phone call simply by saying "Answer" or send it to voice mail if I say "Decline" why don't the Airpods do something so basic and useful?
Regards,
Sieghard
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 1:12 PM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
Hello Everyone,
As with many things in life, it's all a matter of opinion.
I can tell you that of all the 20+ Bluetooth headsets I've owned throughout the years, Apple Airpods are my absolute, without a doubt, favorite.
I am amazed with how seamlessly they interface with iPhone. I absolutely love the fact that I can effortlessly switch from a single-ear to two-ear and back to a single-ear configuration, on the fly.
The auto-ear detection is as close to magic as I've yet experienced on a Smartphone.
If I am playing a song or listening to a book/podcast with Airpods, all I need do is to remove the Airpod from my ear and playback will pause and not resume until I place the Airpod back in my ear. Amazing!
My favorite feature of Airpods, however, is how beautifully VoiceOver switches between Airpods and iPhone.
With iPhone in my breast pocket, for example, and an alert comes in, that I want to explore privately, I simply place an Airpod in my ear and sound automatically transfers from the phone to my ear; when I'm done, I simply drop the Airpod back into either its case or a pocket, and sound automatically reverts back to iPhone.
This may be difficult to believe but last night, I panicked when I could not find one of my Airpods only to have a sighted friend inform me that it was in my left ear. I know, I couldn't believe it either. Talk about being embarrassed; but they really are that comfortable. smile)
Mind you, I am using Airpods with iPhone 6 Plus, only, so I can only imagine how much better they perform with newer iPhone models.
I think Airpods are well worth their price and that Apple, once again, has ushered in a new era of technology with this most innovative accessory.
Mark
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:34 PM
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Hi Eric,
Good choice, I think the current Airpods are quite a rip-off and in fact I was at an Apple Store today to buy a headset for my wife as an anniversary present and I was looking forward to checking out the Beats Solo and walked away deeply disappointed. I am in Canada so the Beats Solo here is $329.95 + taxes and while they sounded OK I could simply not believe such a large and, according to Apple, advanced headset has no volume control. First the Airpods have no volume control and now the Beats Solo also has no volume control, if this is the wireless future Apple invisions they need glasses. I ended up getting her a pair of the new BeatsX since she prefers earbud style headsets anyways over big clunky ones. As for the Solo I can only say that in addition to the lack of a volume control the sound is also just OK, I mean it's good but not special for the price. I have listened to many a headset that costs between $150 and $200 Canadian and think they sounded just as good.
Another thing I noticed is that the canadian price for the BeatsX is a lot more favourible than that of the Airpods. If I am not mistaken the BeatsX in the States are $149 and the Airpods are $159, a $10 difference. Here in Canada the BeatsX are $179 and the Airpods are $219, a $40 difference in our currency. If I use the current exchange rate and convert $149 for the BeatsX to canadian it works out to about $195 Canadian, but Apple Canada only charges $179 so compared to the US price it's actually a good deal. If I convert the $159 US for the Airpods to Canadian it is $208 or $209 so at $219 Apple put a 5% upcharge on it at least based on the current exchange rate. How a $10 US difference works out to be a $40 Canadian difference when $10 US is about $13.2 or $13.5 I don't know.
All in all I think that currently you can get a much better bang for your buck if you look at third-party headsets and the Apple W1 chip to me seems very much overrated. In fact, apart from the admitedly simple pairing process and maybe the fact that any other Apple device that is connected to the same Apple Id is supposed to pair I don't see a big advantage.
If you think of it the initial pairing process of a regular bluetooth headset is also easy and in my view just as simple. With the BeatsX you still have to push and hold the on/off button and the only difference is that a message pops up on the screen asking if you want to connect to them so you save yourself a few taps by not having to go into bluetooth settings and to double tap on a newly paired device. With the BeatsX I had to double tap on "Connect" and then on "Done" with a normal bluetooth headset I have to double tap on Settings, then Bluetooth and then on the newly found device so it's one double tap more.
Regards,
Sieghard
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of myrna Votta
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
Hi,
Below is the link to the page which contains information and a link to David Woodbridge's podcast on the Air Pods. I received my Air Pods yesterday and I decided to listen to his podcast before I set mine up. It is excellent.
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/apple-airpods-unboxing-description-and-reviewto his podcast
Myrna
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:01 AM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
You can't turn them on or off and while I don't have a set of them I did try a pair at an Apple Store and I am pretty sure I remember that the battery status was displayed in the status line on the iPhone where this is usually showing for supported devices. I don't think you see how much battery is left in the case, though.
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:40 AM
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Subject: RE: Airpod question.
Jennifer,
David Woodbridge recently posted a fabulous podcast tutorial on setting up Airpods on AppleVis.
I do not have the URL but I'm certain that a quick Google search will find it.
Give it a listen.
Mark
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From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:00 AM
To: iPhone List
Subject: Airpod question.
Hi all.
I finally got my airpods. Yay!!!
Question: how do I check the batery status of the pods and the case? Also, isn't there a button on the case? A button to turn them off or on?
Thanks.
Jen
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